Nature and spirit
Subtitle: ancient Costa Rican treasures in the Mayer Collection at the Denver Art Museum
By: Margaret Young-Sánchez ... [et al.].
Publisher: Denver Art Museum
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Denver, CO
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780914738688
Subjects: Social life and customs; Catalogs; Religion; Indian art; Antiquities; Spirituality in art; Animals in art; Art collections; Denver Art Museum; Indians of Central America
Notes: Including bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: History of the Frederick and Jan Mayer collection of pre-Columbian art from Costa Rica / Jane Stevenson Day; title: pt. 1. The animal world; title: Mammals; title: Reptiles; title: Birds; title: Spiders; title: Fish; title: pt. 2. The human domain; title: Life & death; title: Symbols of identity, wealth & power; title: pt. 3. Spiritual power; title: Gods, shamans & ritual performers; title: The cosmic order; title: pt. 4. Mesoamerican imports.